N. Charleston police make two drug busts
By Andy Paras
Updated 09:46 a.m., July 2, 2009
North Charleston Police recovered nearly $73,000 worth of heroin and cocaine from a house at 2746 East Surrey Street Wednesday. Two men have been charged.
Police made two sizeable drug busts Wednesday after searching two North Charleston homes.
Narcotics officers executed a search warrant at 2765 Houston Street on Wednesday and found 72.5 grams of cocaine base, .7 grams of cocaine and a gun inside the home.
The drugs have a street value of $7,320, according to Spencer Pryor, North Charleston Police public information officer.
Warrants charge Bernard Weiters, Jr., 34, with trafficking cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, possession of a stolen firearm and possession with intent do distribute cocaine and cocaine base within a half-mile of a school.
Police also searched a home at 2476 East Surrey Street and found 207 grams of heroin worth $72,450 inside.
Warrants charge Howard Scott, 45, of Jersey City, N.J., with trafficking heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin within a half-mile of a school.
Police also found 5.4 grams of cocaine and charged Anthony Brown, 45, of North Charleston with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine within a half-mile of a school.
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malthus (anonymous) says...
"Warrants charge Bernard Weiters, Jr., 34, with trafficking cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, possession of a stolen firearm and possession with intent do distribute cocaine and cocaine base within a half-mile of a school."
Bet every charge ends up dropped and the idiot gets probation. How come there is no reporting on the Weiter's prior records, I bet he's probably not a first time offender.
July 2, 2009 at 9:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
onesidedsquare (anonymous) says...
$72,450 worth ?? dam i'm in the wrong business
July 2, 2009 at 10:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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